News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Adam Penford Headshot

Adam Penford

Get Adam Penford Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

BIO

Adam Penford is Artistic Director at Nottingham Playhouse. He trained at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).


For Nottingham Playhouse credits include: The Clothes They Stood Up In, A Christmas Carol (& Alexandra Palace & worldwide cinema release), Piaf, Cinderella, Bubble, Holes (& UK Tour), An Enemy of the People, Coram Boy, The Madness of George III (& NT Live) and Dick Whittington and Wonderland.
For the National Theatre credits include: A Small Family Business (Olivier); Dorfman Opening Gala (Dorfman); Island (Cottlesloe); One Man Two Guvnors, Revival Director (West End/Broadway/UK and International Tour); and NT 50 Years on Stage, Associate Director (Olivier and BBC2).
Other Directing credits include: The Sound of Music (Chichester Festival Theatre); Committee (Donmar Warehouse); The Boys in The Band (Vaudeville/Park Theatre); Platinum (Hampstead Theatre); Unfaithful (Found 111); Watership Down (The Watermill Theatre); Deathtrap (Salisbury Playhouse/UK Tour); Ghost the Musical (The English Theatre, Frankfurt); Stepping Out (Salisbury playhouse) and The Machine Gunners and Run! (Polka Theatre).
Assistant/Associate Director credits include: The Winter’s Tale (Propeller at The Watermill Theatre); The Vagina Monologues (National Tour); 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Bush Theatre); Imagine This (Theatre Royal, Plymouth); Dying For It (Almeida) and Charley’s Aunt (Oxford Playhouse).

Photos

Productions

 
[West End, 2025]
Director
 
[West End, 2017]
Director
 
[West End, 2017]
Director
 
[West End, 2011]
Choreographer

Videos

News


James Graham's PUNCH Will Transfer to the West End
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2025

The Nottingham Playhouse production of Punch by Olivier Award-winning playwright, James Graham, based on the book ‘Right From Wrong' by Jacob Dunne, will transfer to the West End.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN to Premiere in the Philippines
by Oliver Oliveros - Mar 28, 2025

Crowd favorite 'Dear Evan Hansen,' the Tony Award-winning musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, is finally premiering in Manila in September 2025. DEH will play at The Theatre at Solaire, featuring the UK touring company.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN UK Tour Transfers to Singapore
by Oliver Oliveros - Mar 24, 2025

Base Entertainment Asia, in association with ATG Productions and Music Theatre International, is bringing Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning musical 'Dear Evan Hansen’s' current UK tour to the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, starting Oct. 30, 2025.
James Graham’s PUNCH Will Open on Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 10, 2025

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Manhattan Theatre Club has added two shows to the company’s 2025-2026 season. Check out all of the details about Punch and The Monsters here!
Review: PUNCH, Young Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 7, 2025

Based on the memoir of Jacob Dunne, Punch is the sobering true story of the tragic and rippling consequences of a single punch thrown on a night out. 
Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Photos: On the Red Carpet at EUREKA DAY Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 18, 2024

Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there at opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet here!
Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards; BURLESQUE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
James Graham's PUNCH Extends Run at Young Vic
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has announced a two week extension to the London transfer of Punch due to public demand, now set to run in the Young Vic Main House from 1 March to 26 April with press night on 6 March 2025.
Mark Gatiss' A CHRISTMAS CAROL - A GHOST STORY Will Return to the Alexandra Palace in 2025
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2024

Producers Eleanor Lloyd and Eilene Davidson have announced that Mark Gatiss’ massively popular adaptation of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story will return to Alexandra Palace for a third Christmas Season in 2025.
Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 10, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Aisling Loftus Joins Dennis Kelly's GIRLS & BOYS At Nottingham Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 27, 2024

Nottingham Playhouse has announced Aisling Loftus (Sherwood, BBC; Mr Selfridge, ITV; Touched, Nottingham Playhouse) will star in the compelling lead role of Dennis Kelly’s gripping Girls & Boys.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN UK Tour Extended With New 2025 Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2024

DEARThe brand-new Nottingham Playhouse production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN will extend its UK tour for a further four weeks in 2025. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Finton Flynn Will Lead Nottingham Playhouse Panto JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2024

Jack has bean found for this year's Nottingham Playhouse super-sized pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. Finton Flynn will play the role of the hapless Jack, who exchanges the family cow for a handful of mysterious beans.
UK Tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN Will Perform Three Numbers on TikTok Live
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2024

The UK Tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN will perform three numbers from the new production on TikTok Live, offering fans a preview of the show.
Chris Harper Productions Appoints Tom O'Connell as Producer
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2024

Chris Harper Productions has appointed Tom O’Connell as producer. Chris Harper is a Tony and Olivier Award-winning producer who has produced some of the most acclaimed theatrical successes of the last 15 years.   
James Graham's PUNCH Will Transfer to London
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the London transfer of Punch, the latest five-star sell-out show from Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham (Best of Enemies, Dear England, This House, Sherwood) and Nottingham Playhouse, which brings Jacob Dunne’s powerful and moving memoir to the stage. 
Ryan Kopel and More Will Lead New Production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Nottingham Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2024

Nottingham Playhouse has announced the full cast for the brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN.
Julie Hesmondhalgh Will Lead World Premiere of PUNCH at Nottingham Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2024

Julie Hesmondhalgh will join the cast of the world premiere of James Graham's new play Punch, directed by Adam Penford and opening at Nottingham Playhouse on 4 May.

Get Adam Penford Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos